Tribute Tuesday, My Husband 2-17-09

A Jay and Deb Production.

Just when I think I've had about all I can take of my husband's ranting and complaining and overal general negativity, he goes and puts it to good use.

Yesterday I dropped the car off, AGAIN (that's trip number five in as many weeks in case you've lost track) for the same stalling problem and now a speaker that is not working since it's many visits with them.
So the service manager, Ted*, calls and says "Hey, we called Chrysler and we're going to replace your fuel tank thingy, some canister whatchamajobber and a dohickie valve. They're going to cover the fuel tank thingy under your warranty for you." Pause. "So the canister whatchamajobber and the dohickie value will run you about $390 billion (ok is wasn't billion but at this point it may as well have been)."
Me: "So they aren't going to cover that?"

Ted*: "No, its not covered."
Me: "Hmmm, well not sure how we'd manage that then." Pause.
Ted*: "So, do you want to talk it over with your husband and call me back?"
Me: "Yeah, I think I'd better."

Ok, so my husband really has nothing to do with our finances, at all, except to ask if we have money for this or that, from time to time. But it got me off the phone and able to talk to my husband rather that bursting into unproductive tears of anger and frustration. So hubby calls and talks to Ted*, and while I'd guess he may have been slightly animated, I also would bet that he was still nice. Becuase, well, as much as I'd really like to rip his head off and use it as a gear shift knob for asking me to spend another penny on that POS van, Ted* has this way about him that makes it hard to really be too rude. But Ted* apparently agreed with us that this isn't acceptable and asked that hubby speak with Chrysler direct to get them to cover it, because we'd get farther than he could. So that's what my wonderfully helpful hubby did. (Ok enjoy that, absorb it, cuz it probably won't be written again for a rather long time!) :) Doesn't sound like they made it super easy on him but his ranting got them to cover all the work under our warranty for just the $100 deductible. While I personally think its a crock o' crap to pay another deductible just 4 weeks after the last one when it's for the same issue, that they just can't figure out what the problem actually is. I am still hugely grateful (really, not being sarcastic here) to my husband for his efforts in making this a bit more managable for us.

*Names may have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals I may bad mouth repeatedly!